I actually had one that smelled horrible the other day - it was new - something to do with the ink used in the graphics maybe. Non-fiction, so I dumped it on the floor under the couch to hopefully destinkify. Unreadable like that.

I am not completely sure if that is a joke, but either way I loved it!

Paper books stink with the smell of dead trees! eBooks have the lovely scent of ozone and millions of tiny microcapsules working in cohesive harmony and cooperative love!